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The present tense form of 'leach' is leach or leaches. Example: The rainwater leaches minerals from the rocks. (The rainwater leaches minerals from the rocks.)
Definition of “leach”
- to remove or dissolve out substances from a material by the action of a percolating liquid
- to drain away or be drained away by the action of a percolating liquid
Tense sentence structure and examples:
Notes from a Native English Speaker
Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed
| Present Simple | leach |
| Present Continuous | leaching |
| Present Perfect | leached |
Example
The water leaches minerals from the rocks.
Example
The acid leaches out impurities from the metal.
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The solution is leaching out the contaminants from the soil.
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The rainwater is leaching nutrients from the compost.
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The chemicals have leached into the groundwater.
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The nutrients have leached out of the soil.
leach Subject-Verb Agreement
Notes from a Native English Speaker
Subject-verb agreement means that a subject and its verb match. They’re either both plural or both singular. A singular subject takes a singular verb. - Example: The cat is sleeping. A plural subject takes a plural verb. - Example: The cats are sleeping.
| Singular First Person (I) | leach |
| Singular Second Person (You) | leach |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | leaches |
| Plural (We/You/They) | leach |
Example
I leach minerals from the soil.
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You leach minerals from the soil.
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He leaches minerals from the soil.
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She leaches minerals from the soil.
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It leaches minerals from the soil.
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We leach minerals from the soil.
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You leach minerals from the soil.
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They leach minerals from the soil.
